# Incident 19790412013899I: Bac 111204AF, Buffalo, NY, April 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1979, 08:43 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1128J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1128J-1993-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 204/AF (registry code 1480210, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-204-af) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111204AF
- People aboard: 66
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412013899I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COULD NOT EXTEND GEAR NORMALLY, FREE FALL SUCCESSFUL. LOCK AND CHANGE OVER VALVE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT

## Other reports on N1128J (7)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870713058239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713058239I), Jul 13, 1987: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), Pittsburgh, PA. First officer suffered severe internal pain en route. Diverted to pit. Diagnosis was a kidney stone.
- [Incident 19860811063639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860811063639I), Aug 11, 1986: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), Pittsburgh, PA. First officer suffered from chest pains during climb. Returned with direct routing.
- [Incident 19830416017639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416017639I), Apr 16, 1983: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), Providence, RI. Fire warning light illuminated. Engine shut down. Found warning wire on cowl did not meet resistance tolerance.
- [Incident 19810601035089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601035089I), Jun 1, 1981: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), Buffalo, NY. Mercy landing due to heart attack victim.
- [Incident 19791203048179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203048179I), Dec 3, 1979: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), New York, NY. After takeoff, high oil temperature light came on, due to loose cannon plug. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19790318008739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318008739I), Mar 18, 1979: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), Pittsburgh, PA. Seal blew out of first officers sliding window.
- [Incident 19790313008639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313008639I), Mar 13, 1979: Bac 111204AF (N1128J), Rochester, NY. Flight returned due to engine vibration. Replaced engine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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